Samsung Planning To Sell 330 Million Smartphones Next Year

Omar Khan launches Samsung into the Galaxy at the original Galaxy S launch in 2010 (photo: K. Sandler) In the  earlier years of the Android operating system it appeared that there was going to be some fierce competition as far as manufacturers were concerned. The Motorola Droid came out of the gate like [...]

Leo Did It, And It Was Grand, Download Trees For Cars Today

(photo: Mashable) We're not sure if a carpool app that also allows users to track how much CO2 they are saving, would be story worthy, but in the case of Leo Grand it absolutely is. Grand is the homeless man turned coder thanks to the help of Noodle employee Patrick McConlogue. McConlogue,made tech [...]

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Tesla looks to move beyond just vehicles with a Solar Power Storage Unit

To say that Tesla CEO Elon Musk has some wild dreams would be an understatement, but Musk has already brought some really great technology to the table already. Tesla is most well known for its electric Model S vehicle, but Musk is one of the brains behind the Hyperloop idea and now they look to [...]

Pop Secret Brings The Scent Of Smell To The iPhone

Mobile app developers are finding more and more ways to become one with the user. Some mobile apps are using wearable technology like Google Glass and wrist wearables to stimulate users in ways that we couldn't imagine just a few short years ago. By putting vibrators in to smart watches and fitness monitors, game and [...]

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American’s opened more than 1.3 billion apps on Thanksgiving 2013

Thanksgiving is becoming an extremely popular day for mobile users as records continue to be broken while people are with their family enjoying their large meals. Instagram recently announced that they had their best day yet again on Thanksgiving but unfortunately they didn't release any numbers around usage or posts. According to mobile analytic company [...]

Has Social Media Ruined Your Office Holiday Party

Everyone knows they need to be more careful on social media now. College students are becoming more conscientious about what they post. They know employers down the road may frown on pictures of beer bongs and binge drinking. Parents are being more careful about what their kids are posting online. But what about the office [...]

The Next Generation Of SmartWatch Is Just Around The Corner

Aside from the Samsung Galaxy Gear, which needs to be paired with one of Samsung's high end smartphones, most of the smart watches today are limited in their functionality. Pebble, the most popular smart watch to data, does notifications extremely well and has a spattering of games and other apps. Most of the other smart [...]

Illinois Legislator Looks To Preemptively Ban Google Glass While Driving

As more and more people become familiar with the forthcoming Google Glass, the wearable, Android powered smart glasses are drawing attention from state and local governments. Google Glass has been in a large scale beta with a group of early adopters and Google developers. This group was able to purchase the "explorer edition" of Google [...]

Apps Being Used In The War Against HIV

Apple has always been a big supporter of the Red movement and World AIDS day. The Cupertino based company has always been a strong supporter of their gay employees as well. Apple CEO, and Auburn alum Tim Cook is an openly gay man. Apple also coined the phrase "there's an app for that". With World [...]

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The End of the BCS: The End of Big Data in NCAAF

As more and more industries are utilizing big-data, it is strange to see NCAA Football moving away from data, rather than refining it. For all the shortcomings of the BCS, it was and is a data-driven selection process.

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